Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 IN his place succeeded his brother Donald, a prince of a farre contrarie nature and conditi|ons, for he was frée, courteous, and without all de|ceit, more righteous than rigorous, and afore all things destrous that peace and concord might pros|per among his subiects. Neither bare he with offen|dors, but such as were disobedient against the lawes and wholsome ordinances of the realme he caused to be dulie punished: finallie he tooke such order for re|formation of things, that he reduced his subiects as it had beene from a wild and sauage rudenesse, vnto a perfect ciuill trade of humanitie. About the same Donald stud [...]|eth to reduce his subiects vnto all ciui|litie. Lucius king of Britains dieth. time Lucius king of the Britains being dead, the Romans perceiuing that a kings authoritie among the Britains, did nothing else but diminish the ma|iestie of the imperiall iurisdiction amongst them, de|termined not to suffer any more of the British na|tion to inioy that title.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 This thing mooued the Britains to such indignati|on, that by procurement of one Fulgentius, diuers of them rebelled, and choosing the same Fulgentius to their generall, they directed a messenger with let|ters The Bri|tains rebell and choose one Fulgentius to their cap|tein who sen|deth for a [...]d vnto the Sco tishmen. vnto Donald king of the Scots, requiring him to ioine with them in league against their ancient enimies the Romans, whose endeuor (as he knew) had euer béene from time to time, how to bring the whole Iland vnder their subiection, and to extinguish all the nobilitie and ancient inhabitors of the same: adding furthermore, that if he would now put to his helping hand, the time neuer serued better for the dispatching of them wholie out of the Ile, consi|dering the sundrie rebellions attempted as well by the people of Germanie and France, as also of the easterlie nations and countries.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Donald receiued the messenger most friendlie, and being glad to vnderstand of these newes, he promi|sed Donald pro|miseth to a [...]d Fulgentius. to aid Fulgentius with all the power he was a|ble to make, and to méet him at such daie and place as he should afterward appoint. The like answer was made also by the king of Picts, vnto whome in EEBO page image 67 semblable wise Fulgentius had directed his letters. Thus the Britains (being confirmed with hope of The Bri|tains come to Adrians in all, and pull it downe to let in the Scots. The Scotish men & Piers come to the [...]d of the Britains. great aid from the Scots and Piers) assembling their host togither, resorted vnto the wall of Adrian, which they ouerthrew in diuers places, that their friends might haue the more frée accesse and entrie vnto them by the same. Neither were the Scots and Piers slow for their part to make forward: so that they likewise comming thither, holpe to throw down that wall, and to fill vp the trench or ditch that went alongst the same.